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Source: United Nations (video statements)

Remarks by Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, on the Women and peace and security.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Women are leaders of peace for all. The world does not need more reminders of that truth – it needs more results that reflect it.”

Addressing the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security, Guterres said, “Too often, we gather in rooms like this one – full of conviction and commitment – only to fall short when it comes to real change in the lives of women and girls caught in conflict. We speak of inclusion, yet far too frequently women remain absent from negotiating tables. We speak of protection, yet sexual violence persists with impunity. We speak of leadership, yet women peacebuilders are underfunded, under threat, and under-recognized. And we all lose.”

He reported, “Last year, 676 million women lived within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict events – the highest number in decades. Sexual violence surged, with documented incidents against girls rising by 35 percent. In some places – alarmingly – girls accounted for nearly half of all victims.”

He also said, “In Afghanistan, the systematic erasure of women and girls from public life is in overdrive – with appalling restrictions in accessing education, employment, healthcare and justice – and surges in sexual violence and maternal mortality. In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar and beyond, women and girls face grave risks and horrific levels of violence. And while women’s organizations remain lifelines for millions in crisis, they are being starved of resources.”

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Source: United Nations (video statements)

Bintou Keita, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that UN bases in DRC ‘are places of refuge for those who feel in danger,’ representing ‘a form of direct protection’ as the government, the United Nations and the international community work to bring peace to the region.

Bintou Keita, la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général en République démocratique du Congo dit que les bases de l’ONU en RDC « sont des lieux de refuge pour ceux qui se sentent en danger », représentant « une forme de protection directe » alors que le gouvernement, les Nations Unies et la communauté internationale s’efforcent d’apporter la paix dans la région.

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Source: United Nations (video statements)

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:

– Security Council
– Women Rising for Peace Exhibit
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Sudan
– Central African Republic
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Ukraine
– World Habitat Day
– Financial Contribution

WOMEN RISING FOR PEACE EXHIBIT
Related to the topic of Women, Peace and Security, and just before delivering their remarks at the Security Council, the Secretary-General, together with the Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous, visited the exhibit entitled “Through Her Lens: Women Rising for Peace”, located outside the General Assembly Hall.
The exhibit features striking images by local women photographers, capturing women peacebuilders, human rights defenders, UN peacekeepers, and community leaders driving peace in some of the world’s most fragile contexts.
The display will remain open to visitors throughout October.

OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
The Emergency Relief Chief, Tom Fletcher, has allocated $9 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to ensure adequate fuel supplies to keep life-saving services running in the Gaza Strip. 
Meanwhile, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports a reduction in air strikes in recent days but says that shelling and gunfire continued over the weekend, with 21 people reportedly killed and 96 injured yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health.  

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=06%20October%202025

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Source: United Nations (video statements)

Statement of Denmark, France, Greece, Guyana, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom, signatories of the Shared Commitments, ahead of the open debate on Women, Peace and Security.

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